We are looking for a well-motivated and technically strong postdoc researcher in the area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) with experience on Text Simplification, Text Summarization or Text Generation to carry out research and development in the context of the iDEM Horizon Europe project coordinated by Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
The project's main objective is to produce technology to make text more accessible to people who need support to read and comprehend language and to facilitate communication and dialogue in democratic spaces. The postdoc will work in the LaSTUS/TALN laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Horacio Saggion, coordinator of iDEM. The LaSTUS laboratory and TALN research group is one of the leading groups in NLP in Spain, with an important track record of participation in European and national research projects. The group works in diverse areas of NLP including text accessibility, language translation, sign language processing, dialogue systems, summarization, lexicography, social network text analysis, etc. We offer a truly international and stimulating environment for developing an international and well recognized research career. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics with very good knowledge of current Deep learning for NLP, especially Large Language Models (LLMs), generative AI and their adaptation to different tasks. Knowledge and experience with current Deep Learning frameworks and libraries are required. Experience with software development and management tools is required. The candidate will work in several areas of the iDEM project including, but not limited to: · Carry out research on readability assessment of different corpora related to the project · Develop algorithms for multilingual text simplification (Spanish, Italian, Catalan, and English) for people with language impairment · Develop text generation algorithms based on LLMs to generate discourses for people with language impairment · Investigate and adopt methods for evaluation of the simplification and generation technology · Assist the principal investigator with the day-by-day research activities · Administer the software and data resources generated by the project · Coordinate work activities, tasks and deliverables with other partners · Produce deliverables of excellent quality for the funding body · Participate in quality assessment · Participate in ethical training activities · Participate in periodic meetings *Gross annual salary* of 39.758,76€ Duration of the contract is 3 years (depending on start date) indefinite. *Ideal start date*: 01/01/2024 *Application deadline:* 07/11/2023 *How to apply*: https://apply.interfolio.com/135337 Send your informal queries to Horacio Saggion [email protected] -- Professor Horacio Saggion Head of the Large Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab Full Professor / Chair in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence TALN / DTIC Deputy Director for Recruitment Universitat Pompeu Fabra [image: https://twitter.com/h_saggion] [image: https://www.linkedin.com/in/horacio-saggion-1749b916]
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